Pathways fundraiser raises $1,700

Over the past year, 14 volunteers placed donation jars at over 40 cooperating Haywood County businesses and other organizations in support of the new Haywood Pathways Center for the homeless. In addition, a large Plexiglas donation box was placed in the lobby of the Waynesville Police Department. Although the donation

Slightly more than a year ago, Haywood County’s first, year-round homeless shelter opened on the premises of the former state prison in the Hazelwood community. The Haywood Pathways Center replaced the former emergency shelter that operated just in winter months and offered more than just a warm place to spend

A 501(c)(3) or 501c3 organization, also colloquially known as a 501c3, is a United States nonprofit organization that has been approved by the Internal Revenue Service to be tax-exempt under the terms of section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Most charitable non-profits in the United States that Americans commonly

Did you know Socks are the number one most requested clothing item at homeless shelters? Getting ready to start any day should be shower, food, clean socks and undergarments. These basic needs are not always available for those less fortunate. Homeless people who live outside are constantly at risk of serious foot

We are proud to announce we have a new logo and website. Please visit our new website to make donations, keep up with updates, and much more! www.haywoodpathwayscenter.org We are now accepting donations online.

Structural changes are in the works for the Haywood Pathways Center, a homeless shelter, halfway house and soup kitchen on the site of the former Hazelwood prison. When the organization was first conceived, it was an effort of three separate entities that agreed to contribute pieces of what was needed

As a way to give back to a community that helped launch a year-round shelter in just eight months, the Haywood Pathways Center is initiating an annual Community Service Award program. The center, located in the former Hazelwood prison, offers temporary housing and meals for adults who show a willingness

Haywood County Sheriff Greg Christopher told the county commissioners Monday that the jail is on track to bring in significantly more revenue than last year. Counties are reimbursed $40 a day for housing adult misdemeanants following a state decision to no longer incarcerate this group of inmates at state-operated facilities.

Even though the Haywood Pathways Center was conceived just a year ago, the transitional housing nonprofit operating out of a former state prison has already proven its methods can change lives. The center was born out of necessity, really. The Haywood Christian Emergency Shelter, which operated only during the winter